Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-09

gives his confession IN 1ull, ana also some
account of the murder of Mrs. Bowman
and others. 1t is a book full OF thrilling
interest, and we believe it to be true. from
what knowledge we have of the inner
workings of the Mormon system. a pre-
face to Mrs. Stenhouse's book is by Harriet
Beecher Stowe. Mrs. Stenhouse's first
book on Utah and Mormon hollowness did
not deal in particulars as does this, in
which she says she has told it ALL Lon
don Sampson, Low & Marston, Searle &
Rivington. Sacramento: c. A. Sawtelle.
THE Story of Metlakahtla" is the title
of strange book published by Saxon 4
Co., London and New York. 1t is by
Henry S. Welcome, but the treatment in
wolves the story - remarkably thrilling
story-of the labors of William Duncan,
for over 30 years in the realm of pure
| philanthropy. He went among one of
the most sayages tribes of British North
| America, by peace conquered them TO civil
| liZation and Christianity, and made them
an independent and happy people, indus
trious and provident, and developed in
| them remarkable intellectually. His la
| bors aroused the religious jealousy OF an
| English Bishop, who, backed by the Church
of England Missionary Society, has en-
| deavored TO force upon the prosperous
Metlakahtla villagers the forms of his re-
llSlOAs IL til4o anu
| chicane have been brought into play, and
| the Government has been made means to
| the end of breaking up the community
and undoing the work of Mr.. Duncan.
Their land has been declared BY the Gov
eminent to be no longer theirs, and men-
of-war have been sent to enforce the de-
spelling of these civilized Indians The
tribe now turns to the United States for
| refuge from injustice, intolerance, and
wrong. The book in hand is being sold TO
raise means TO aid the Indians in emigrat-
| ing TO Alaska, and securing homestead
| rights there and saving the tribe from
cruelty, possibly bloodshed, and certainly
| from persecution that has not been paral-
| leled in recent ages.
From A. L. Bancroft & Co., San Fran
cisco, we have of Harper's Franklin Square
| Library series: . Next of Kin-Wanted."
| a novel, by Miss NJ. Betham- Edwards 20
cents; Marrying and Giving in Mar
riage,' novel, by Mrs. Wordsworth rs
cents; " A Lost Reputation, novel Us
cents; Springhaven," novel, by r. D.
Blackmore (25 cents); Knight-Errant,"
novel, by Edna Lyall go centsG " a Mem
Dir of Charles Reade, D. C. L. chiefly
compiled from his literary remains, by
20 cents; Kidnapped" being adventures
Of David Balfour, 1851, as written by him
self go cents; " The Bride of the Nile
romance, by George Ebers, from tie Ger
man, by Clara Belle Us cents; "Sabina
Zembra," novel, by VIM. Black 20
| cents; The Fawcetts and Garods,n
novel, by Saimath 60 cents; Glodys
Fame" story of two lives, by T. Wemyss
Reid go cents; = The Golden Hope"
| romance of the deep, by
w: Clark Russell GO cents);
fta.
Hardy go cents); Dorothy Fores-
ter" novel, by Walter Besant 20
cents "Amaryllis at the Fair novel,
by Richard Jefferies rs cents The Girl
in the Brown Habit" sparkling novel, by
| Edward Kennard 90 cents. Harper &
Bros. have also issued No. OF The
franklin Square Song Collection devoted
to school and home enjoyment 1t con-
tains 200 fayorite songs and hymns of
| choice selection, and is studded musical
gem. Paper, 30 cents boards, 60 cents !;
cloth, 81.
Of the Harper's Handy Series, which are
issued, bound in paper, and sold at %
cents each, or SIS per annum. we have
Britta," Shetland romance by George
Temple, a volume of170 pages "Mignon's
Secret and g Wanted-A Wife" in one
volume, by John Strange Winter, I55
pages Regimental Legends" by same
author, go pages; Yeast, problem, by
Charles Kingsley, 300 pages "A Child OF
the Revolution" novel by the author of
The Atelier Du Lys," ETC., over 200 pages;
"a Modern Telemachus," a novel by
Charlotte NJ. Yonge. 21S pages =" Cashel
Byrons Profession" novel by George
Bernard Shaw, 160 pages "a Strange In
heritance,' novel by F. NJ F. Skene 800
pages Locksley Hall, Sixty Years
After, etc, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 200
pages noticed elsewhere in this issue.)
THE Apocryphal Life of Jesus Accord
| ing to Extra Canonical Sources" by Rev.
| Bernhard Pick, Phi. D. Ideal Edition of
John B. Alden, New York, narrow pages,
cloth, 90 cents. To very many this little
| book will prove literary curiosity. DR..
Pick has translated number of the extra
| canonical narratives of the sayings and do
ings of Jesus and thus presented them, be-
| cause no such work in English has been
| these 'Apocryphal Gospels" can be
| placed at all in the same order with the
| Four Gospels of the New Testament, all of
| them are curious, and some of them are of
| high value as throwing no little light upon
| the development of Christian sentiment
and modes of thought in the ages which
followed not very long after the time of
| the Apostles.
From A. l.. Bancroft & Co., San Fran
| cisco, we have Word Studies in the New
Testament, by Marvin r. Vincent. d. D.,
Vol. l." published by Charles Scribner' s
Sons, New York; 81. The volume con-
contains the synophic gospels, the Acts OF
| the Apostles AMI the epistles of Peter,
James and Jude 1t is a large, clearly
printed and thoroughly elaborated work.
The analysis is so subdivided, side-indexed
and otherwise made convenient and ready,
| as to greatly facilitate search in 1t for
authoritative interpretations of any pas
sage and comments upon any subject New
Testament commentaries are very numer-
Gus, but we have seen none so analytical
or more exhaustive than this. 1t is really
an elaborate word-history of the most
elaborate character.
Nuttalls Standard Dictionary" is a
compact volume of nearly 900 pages, issued
by Frederick Warne & Co, London and
New York. II is revised and extended by
Rev. James Wood, and is a new edition
the one hundred thousandth. The work
| is too widely and well known to need more
notice than sufficient to call attention to q
new edition which contains many new
| terms and has been improved in arrange
ment, extended in vocabulary, and en-
| larged and cleared in its definitions. This
| dictionary really includes the virtues of
Johnson, Webster, Worcester, Latham,
Goodrich, Walker, Craig, Richardson and
Oglevie.
! Records of Members of the Grand
Army OF the Republic is q royal svo.
volume issued by William H. Ward from
the press of H. S. Croker & Co., San Fran
cisco and Sacramento, and comes to us BY
courtesy OF John IL. Mead. 1t is q COM
plete account of the twentieth National
Encampment of the c. A. r., with bio
graphical sketches of all the leading men,
bers of the organization present in San
| Francisco al that time, and other biograph-
ical and historic matter. 1t is a book
soldiers of the late war will value for its
personal sketches especially.
From Forecastle to the Cabin - is a
graphic story by Captain Samuel Samuels.
1t is terse account of his personal expert
( ences from boyhood to manhood at sea.
An excellent improvement on sea nara
tives Captain Samuels has made-he omits
sea talk, and tells his story in plain, forcible
English. II is 8 romantic story withal. and
the tale of the rescue of an English lady
| from Turkish harem is one of the most
| dramatic and graceful of recitals of that
order we remember to have read anywhere.
New York; Harper & Bros. San Francisco:
A. L. Bancroft & Co.